230 AJhany Mtfspinn Recoixls. 



others weakly iJiinctui'ed, the apical almost smooth. Gastracoeli 

 deep, widened uu the innerside at the base : the iuuei-side with 

 .') tjr 4 keels. Ventral fold on segments 2-4. Areolet ii-angled 

 wide in fronc. the recurrent nervure received at the base of the 

 apical fourth ; ti-ansverse median nervure received beyond the 

 transverse l)asal : disco-cubital nerviu-e not In-oken by a stump of 

 a nervure. Tarsi closely spinous. 



The metanotum is less regularly ai-eolated tlian usual. 

 P.'^f'udaiubfi/feU's ? crjitliropKH, sp. nov. 



Black, the scape, basal joints of ilagellum of antenna? and 

 legs red ; all the coxaj and the base of the 4 front trochanters 

 black, the tiagelliun at the ai)ex l)rownish below ; wings fuscous 

 violaceous, the nei-vures and stigma black. Female. 



Length 9-10 mm. 



Brak Kloof. Mrs. G. White. 



Attennst; short, stout, attenuated towards the apex ; the scape 

 short and tliick. Head closely punctured, the face less closely than 

 the vertex, the ciypeus less closely and strongly than the 

 face, smooth at the apex ; the lower part of the -front deeply 

 excavated, smooth and shining. Scutellum roundly convex, the 

 base shining, with only a few punctures, the apex more strongly 

 punctui-ed, but not closely. Median segment closely rugose, 

 obliquely depressed at the base, the areola large, slightly, but 

 distinctly, longei* than wide, the sides straight, slightly converging 

 towards the apex ; the base and apex transverse. Post-petiole in 

 the middle closely longitudinally striated, the sides punctured. 

 Gastracoeli transverse, with 2 or 4 stout striae on the outei^side. 

 Apex of abdomen bluntly rounded ; the ovij)ositor projecting, the 

 sheath broad. Areolet wide, 5-angied, receiving the recurrent 

 nervLire in the apical fourth ; disco-cubital nervure broken by a 

 stump of a nervure ; transverse median nervure almost interstitial. 

 Segments 2 and 3 with ventral fold. 



Is not qi^ite typical of the genus. 



Spanojjhatnus, gen. nov. 

 Male. Base of metanotum without area}, the apical 

 slope with a large central and small lateral area : the 2 

 inner keels are indistinct ; the spiracles linear. Scutellum i-oundl}' 



